Mel Queen vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Queen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Ron Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Ron Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Ron Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA